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foot-dragging

or foot·drag·ging

[ foot-drag-ing ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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First recorded in 1945–50; from the verb phrase drag one's feet

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In his new book, Duty, Defense Secretary Robert Gates recounts the years of foot-dragging by the aging relics at the Pentagon.

More foot-dragging came from traditional laggards China, the US, Canada and Australia.

Foot-dragging only makes it look like you have something to hide.

When a crisis like this hits, consumers and journalists tend to attribute corporate foot-dragging to malfeasance.

Health-care reform has many opponents: barking Blue Dogs, foot-dragging Republicans, right-wing media ideologues.

He went as quietly as a mouse, creeping on hands and knee, the lame foot dragging quietly behind him.

Taylor got up and started for the door, the bandaged foot dragging clumsily.

Suddenly she heard a foot dragging across the hall, and a big lump came into her throat.

Jason forced himself into a foot-dragging rush and met Kerk halfway to the ship.

He heard the old man go out; he heard his heavy step drop slowly down the stairs; he heard his foot dragging on the path outside.

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